Human rights in Iran

Campaigning Begins for Iran’s Parliamentary Elections

This Is Beirut, 2024-02-22 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On Thursday, February 22, Iran entered a short campaign for the March 1 legislative elections. According to the few polls published, Iranians remain largely indifferent to the vote, more than a year after the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Candidates running for seats in Iran's legislature launched their election campaigns on ...

Four People Executed in Iran for 'Collaboration' With Israel

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-29 10:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities executed four people convicted of colluding with the State of Israel in the north-west of the country on Friday, December 29. Iran is one of the countries that most frequently uses the death penalty. Iran hanged four people on Friday convicted of spying for arch foe Israel, the judiciary said, less than two weeks after ...

Swedish Citizen at 'Imminent' Risk of Execution in Iran, Says UN

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 17:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An Iranian-Swedish citizen was at imminent risk of execution in Iran, according to the United Nations Office for Human Rights on Saturday, December 23. Tried for "enmity against God," Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali may face this fate in reaction to a verdict handed down by Swedish authorities against a former dignitary of the mullahs' regime. The United ...

Swedish Diplomat Held by Iran Accused of Links with Israel

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-10 16:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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EU diplomat Johan Floderus from Sweden, detained in Iran, has been accused of cooperating with Israel. Floderus is facing trial for "corruption on earth," a charge regularly used by the Islamic Republic against its opponents. Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with ...

Nobel Peace Prize Narges Mohammadi to Start Hunger Strike

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 18:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, announced that she would begin a hunger strike in the prison where she is detained in Iran, starting Sunday, December 10. This date coincides with the award ceremony in Oslo. Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi will begin a new hunger strike from her prison cell in Iran as ...

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